Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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